Since 2010, Drake has used OVO Fest, his annual hometown show, as a sort of regular statement of dominance. Every year, Drake takes over a Toronto arena and brings out a dizzying array of surprise guests. At the 2017 OVO Fest, that meant appearances from the Weeknd, Migos, Cardi B, Nelly, Rae Sremmurd, and previous…

Two nights ago, when the St. Louis Blues won their first-ever Stanley Cup, nobody really worried about what Nelly's reaction was. (As it turns out, Nelly Instagrammed himself yelling at his TV.) But Toronto is not St. Louis, basketball is not hockey, and Nelly is not Drake. And when Drake's hometown Toronto Raptors won their…

Includes records by Big Thief, New Order, Flight of the Conchords and moreIn this fast-paced musical landscape, where it’s so easy to simply put a playlist on shuffle, nothing compares to putting a record on, sitting back and enjoying all it has to offer in full (or at least until you have get up again to flip it over). Every week, NME...

Stella Donnelly's debut album, Beware Of The Dogs, opens with a threat: "Oh are you scared of me old man/ Or are you scared of what I'll do/ You grabbed me with an open hand/ The world is grabbing back at you." Donnelly's sing-song delivery of "Old Man" sounds like a playground taunt and she…

Some relationships are hot and heavy, either flaming out quickly or becoming something that lasts, while others take time to develop. If you were to characterize Nelly's relationship with country music, it would be the latter